Evangeline Chapter 172 Holds Grand Inspection at Middleport
More than 200 Eastern Star members from area chapters attended the grand inspection of Middleport Evangeline Chapter 172 at Middleport High School auditorium. Dorothy Weick, worthy grand matron of Ohio, inspected and received honorary membership as initiatory work by officers and guests showcased an evening of ceremony, music, and refreshments.
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Eastern Star
Middleport Evangeline Chapter
Dorothy Weick
Grand Chapter of
Ohio
Kathleen Anthony
Dorothy Young
Mrs. Clatworthy
Grace French
Rowena Vaughan
Helen Reynolds
Coats
James Weber
Hallie Zerkle
Nellie Zerkle
Clatworthy
May Ketchka
Clara Criswell
Freda Hood
Lillian Demosky
Betty Dempsky
Lauree Smith
Kathryn Mitchell
Band Boosters Association
Middleport Girls of Jobs Daughters
Patty Lowery
Sue Ann Neutzling
Christine Coats
Karen McElhinny
Cinda Morris
Barbara Jones
Janice Zerkle
Coleen Wilson
Sandra Brewington
Meigs County’s 1877 Inventions and Local Advertisers
A Meigs County Meigs Republican sketch recalls 1877 Middleport inventor R C Grant and a self filling nail machine with patent hopes. It notes Lawrence M Dickerson’s page appointment, jewelers' bargain ads, local galleries, undertakers, and a controversial milk cure praised to build a fuller figure.
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Meigs County
Republican
R. C. Grant
Middleport
Grant
Meigs
Cooperative Study Tour Engages Meigs County Youth
Thirty six Meigs County youths participated in the first session of the annual cooperative study tour held Thursday. They toured Hiram Slanter farm discussions on cattle and poultry costs, The General Telephone Co of Ohio, Circle's Restaurant sanitation talk, and a county courthouse quiz. Family spending credit talk by Clyde Walker followed. Second session set for July 7 with eligible youth groups invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hiram Slanter
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Toll Board
Ed Ford
Dorothy Jenkins
Gerald Evans
Circle
Gilbert Circle
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Farm Bureau
Jan Burleson
Howard Nolan
Delmar Hamm
C. E. Blakeslee
Clyde Walker
Jackson Production Credit Co
Kin Club Schedules Saturday Night Hop
Plans for a record hop at the junior high school auditorium were finalized by the Kin Club meeting at Mrs. Theo Lehew home. Mrs. Ted Warner led the session and prizes for games went to Mrs. Edgar Pratt and Mrs. C. J. Ebersbach. Favors were vases. refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Kin Club
Theo Lehew
Ted Warner
Edgar Pratt
C. J. Ebersbach
Teachers Register For Substitutes In Meigs County
Pomeroy residents seeking substitute teaching positions in the Meigs County school system must register with O. O. Patterson, county superintendent, at the county infirmary building. Contact the office before August 1 to be listed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
O. O. Patterson
Boy Scout Candy Sale Plans Trip to Michigan
Members of Boy Scout troop 245 will sell homemade candy on streets of the village all day Saturday. Proceeds will help cover expenses for a July trip to Michigan.
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Boy Scout Troop 245
Ward
Michigan
Great Bend Great Books Club Meeting Omission Noted
Mrs David Miller was mistakenly omitted from the guest list at the summer finale hosted by Mrs Everett Hayes in Great Bend. The final gathering of the Great Books Club included attendees at Mrs Hayes home in Great Bend.
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Pomeroy
David Miller
Great Books Club
Everett Hayes
Great Bend
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Rep. George Meinhart attended a Columbus Republican nominees meeting. John Mayer plans to join family here Saturday. The Mayer family visited Rep. Meinhart and family. Mr and Mrs Sidney Pickens visited Saint Albans relatives and celebrated Max’s seventh birthday. Mrs Pickens recovering from illness. Jessie Hoyt visited cousins Bess Sanborn and Mrs Mabel Sanborn. Mrs Sanborn to return home. Mrs Earl Lockett and Fred Shifler undergo minor and general hospital care respectively. Addie Fugate improving at Holzer Hospital. Maidie Russell released from Meigs General Hospital. Robert Hennesy on two week leave from Naval Air Base Pennsola to visit mother. Hennesy to return to Norfolk after leave. C H Wise Jr and wife returned from Bardstown to see Stephen Foster Story.
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George Meinhart
Columbus
General Assembly
John Mayer
Near Columbus
Mayer
Cheri
John
Rep
Sidney Pickens
Avery Drenner
Sidney
Max
Saint Albans
W. Va
Pickens
Jessie Hoyt
Bess Sanborn
Mabel Sanborn
Holzer Hospital
Sanborn
Earl Lockett
Gallipolis
Fred Shifler
Addie Fugate
Maidie Russell
Meigs General Hospital
Robert Hennesy
Naval Air Base
Pennshola
Fla
Henry Hennesy
Hennesy
Norfolk
C. H. Wise, Jr
Bardtown
Stephen Foster
Relative Dies in Midwest Death Notice
Seth Nicholson of Rutland received word of the death of Chloe Monical 82 of Winfield Kansas. Mrs Monical was daughter of the late Silas and Anna Nicholson Winn residents of Rutland Two. Local survivor includes Elizabeth McCumber of Dexter.
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Middleport
Seth Nicholson
Rutland
Chloe Monical
Winfield, Kas
Monical
Silas
Anna Nicholson Winn
Rutland Two
Elizabeth McCumber
Dexter
4 H Club Camp Registrations Due in Meigs County
Registrations for the annual 4H club camp at Canter's Cave site in Jackson County are due at the Meigs County extension office by Saturday. Senior camp runs July 11 to 15 and junior camp runs July 15 to 19.
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Pomerqy
Canter’s Cave
Jackson County
Meigs County
Brown couple announce son Steven Frederick
Mr and Mrs Jerry Lee Brown of Alma Michigan announce the birth of a son named Steven Frederick who weighed eight pounds 12 ounces at birth Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bernard McBride of Saint Louis Michigan.
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Pomeroy
Jerry Lee Brown
Alma, Mich
Steven Frederick
Bernard McBride
Saint Louis
Mich
Roush Named Commissioner in Meigs County Turley Case
Pomeroy Oris Roush was appointed by Meigs County Common Pleas Court as assistant in appraising real estate in the Turley v Turley case. He replaces Ernest Major who cannot serve in the capacity per court records.
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Pomeroy
Oris Roush
Clarence A. Turley
Susan Alice Turley
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Roush
Ernest Major
Weekend Guests Of Boney Family Visit From Marietta
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney include Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Phelps and Mrs. Nellie Stage of Marietta. Their son Joe will accompany them to his home after a week in Marietta. Memorial Hospital Ravenna treats Mrs. Victoria Stacy after a light stroke. Norma Goodwin and daughter Mary Bartels visited Columbus with Mrs. John Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Strauss and son John will visit Columbus with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Eilmer, and John will stay a week with the Eimers.
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H. E. Boney
E. W. Phelps
Nellie Stage
Marietta
Boneys
Joe
Victoria Stacy
Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
Norma Goodwin
Mary Bartels
Columbus
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Property Shifts
A long list of land transfers records parcels across Meigs County including Pomeroy Salisbury and Orange Townships. Transfers involve numerous property owners such as Downing De Long Partlow Nelson and Theiss with affidavits and certificates of transfer noted. The roster shows estates and familial transfers including 233 acres in Pomeroy and 65.5 acres in Chester Township among others.
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Peter Partlow
Linnie Partlow
Ami Partlow
Ethel Eblin
Orange Township
Alva Partlow
Anna Partlow
Eleanor Partlow
Ethel M. Eblin
Betty L. Pullins
Co. C. Cuckler
James W. Mayes
M. Eloise Mayes
Harrisonville
Pomeroy
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Pomer
Salem Township
Edward Nelson
Gertrude Nelson
Vona Chapman
Ervil Nelson
Cora Strausbaugh
George Strausbaugh
Neva Kennedy
Guy Kennedy
Oakley Nelson
Mary Nelson
Ethel Nelson
Charles Nelson
L. H. Nelson
J. E. Nelson
Mabel Smith
Gertrude Gotschall
Viva Kennedy
Maude R. Nelson
Parking meter receipts total $170, says Chief Gilkey
Middleport police chief Herbert Gilkey reports parking meters collected $170 in receipts for the past week, outlining the current cash intake and noting the pattern of use in central blocks.
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Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Notre Dame Graduate McBride Earns Magna Cum Laude honors
Joseph Freder ick McBride son of Mr and Mrs Bernard F McBride graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering He ranked first in the college of engineering class On class day he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force and received a gold medal from the Society of American Military Engineers He belonged to the marching and concert bands the engineering honor society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers He made the dean's list all four years This summer he will start at the Edwards Air Force Base flight test center in California with the U S Air Force.
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Notre Dame
McBride
U. S. Air Force
Society of American Military Engineers
Engineering Honor Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Flight Test Center
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Sixteen Attend Butler Springs Camp
Sixteen members of the Middleport Church of Christ have registered for a youth camp at Butler Springs Christian Assembly near Hillsboro. The session runs from July 24 to July 20, with attendees including Carolyn Nicholson, Susie Neutzling, Christine Bahr, Martha Nicholson, and several others.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Butler Springs Christian Assembly
Hillsboro
Carol Scott
Judy Wildermuth
Judy Martin
Carolyn Searles
Carolyn Nicholson
Susie Neutzling
Susan Slater
Joy Boggs
Christtine Bahr
Martha Nicholson
Lynn Daniels
Beverly Cundiff
Neda Bradford
Jennifer Lohse
Narsa Frost
Carl Lefever
Mrs. Dwight Parker Re-Elected To Post
Mrs. Dwight Parker was re elected president of Past Matrons of Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Fred Binettar was named vice president, Mrs. I B Weed secretary, and Mrs. Nolan Swackhammer treasurer. A picnic at the Edison Hobdstetter farm home was planned for August. Mrs. Binettar served refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Dwight Parker
Order of Eastern Star
Fred Binettar
I. B. Weed
Nolan Swackhammer
Edison Hobdstetter
Binettar
Teenagers Host Dance to Fund State Fair Trip
A record hop at Syracuse Grade School from 7:30 to 11 this evening, emceed by Leo Sauvage, is organized by teenagers under Mrs. Harry Clark to raise funds for attending the state fair.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Leo Sauvage
Harry Clark
Moose Lodge Holiday Dance at Pomeroy
Moose Lodge members host a public holiday dance from 9 p m to 12 30 a m Saturday at the lodge hall. The Cliff Byers orchestra provides music for round and square dancing.
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Pomeroy
Moose Lodge
Cliff Byers
Douglas bound to grand jury in Meigs County court
James R. Douglas was bound to the grand jury under a $1000 bond in Meigs County Court before Judge Emmet W. Peoples. Douglas pleaded innocent to breaking and entering charges filed by Sheriff Robert Hartenbach.
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Pomeroy
James R. Douglas
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Douglas
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Silver Tea Planned for Flower Show at Forest Run Church
Wildwood Garden Club members gathered at Syracuse Park to plan a July 31 silver tea and flower show in Forest Run Methodist Church basement. Public viewing is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Fred Nease led devotional time and an arrangement by Mrs. Homer Holter decorated the table. The traveling prize, donated by Mrs. Ray Thomas, was awarded to Mrs. Hiram Fisher.
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Pomeroy
Forest Run Methodist Church
Wildwood Garden Club
Syracuse Park
Fred Nease
Homer Holter
Ray Thomas
Hiram Fisher
Beulah Park Offers Hobby Horses For All Ages
Beulah Park Jockey Club at Beulah Park in Grove City Ohio offers kids giant hobby horses and a miniature merry go round under supervision while adults watch the live race horses on the mile track.
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Grove City
Ohio
Beulah Park Jockey Club
Registration Highlights Teen Meet in Syracuse
A Syracuse town hall meeting highlighted plans for a tri-county teen recreation center opening next Wednesday. Director Leo V. Savage said 40 teens and adults attended to share opinions. dancing and physical training are scheduled, with a free admission and ongoing registration through start of courses.
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Syracuse
Syracuse Town Hall
Leo V. Savage
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Meinharts Host Barbecue for Manila Couple
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. George Meinhart entertained with a Wednesday barbecue honoring Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Young of Manila. Young, Southeast Asia area manager for the Overseas Service Corp., and his wife left for Tokyo and other stops before returning home. Also present were Mrs. John Mayer and her children from Columbus.
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Middleport
George Meinhart
Roger B. Young
Manila
Young
Tokyo
Okinawa
Hong Kong
Bangkok
The
Overseas Service Corp
Southeast Asia
Edgar Young
Florabelle
John Mayer
Cheri
John
Columbus
The Jays Will Emcee Holiday Record Hop
Kenny Hysell and Leon Jordan known as The Jays will emcee a holiday record hop at Pomeroy Junior High School at 7 30 p m Saturday under Kin Club sponsorship The first Miss Meigs County queen will be chosen Tonight The Jays also MC a Moose Club dance in Pt Pleasant West Virginia
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Jays
Leon Jordan
the Jays
Pomeroy Junior High School
Kin Club
Meigs County
Commissioners to Meet Pomeroy in Meigs County
The Meigs County Board of Commissioners will convene at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Meigs courthouse due to the July 4th holiday. Residents are asked to note the schedule change for the July holiday week.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
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Evangeline
Middleport High School
Bership
Virginia Neutzling
James Clatworthy
Euvetta Bechtle
Allen Hughes
Mabel Bennett
Lettie Roush
Beth Pullen
Rosemary Lyons
Beulah Jones
Doris Lewis
Marshal
Lillian Steiff
Gladys Vroman
Ada
Pearl Reynolds
Ruth
Freddie Houdashelt
Esther
Etta Mae Norton
Martha
Lena Bunce
Electa
Arlene Swisher
Warder
Fern Cheesebrew
Sentinel
Sharon Jones
Mrs. Steiff
Martha Bingham
Joanne White
Edna Maxine Coats
Mary Hindy
Edna French
Norma Stivers
Victor Blanke
Barbara Gerhart
Glouster
Racine
New Marshfield
Athens
Cheshire
Macksburg
Waverly
Chesterhill
MacConnelsville
Wellston
Proctorville
Lowell
Guysville
Westerville
Wellington
Nelsonville
Grace Horton
Miss Horton
Lawrence M. Dickerson
House of Representatives
Dickerson
House
Grosvenor
P. B. Dickerson
Lawrence
Gen. Grosvenor
the Jewel
Ers
Milton Kohler
Charles Richman
H. C. White
Middleport Jeweler
Pric
Dawson's Mill St
William Horden
E. D. Jones
Rathburn
Curtisortrait
Feiger
Middleport Coffin Depot
Charles C. Probst Co
Tspomeroy
Federal Insurance Member
Pomeroy Rutland
Ford
Carpenter
Pomeroy Personals
Rodney Downing
Katherine Downing
Howard Cecil
Lois Cecil
Harriet Thompson
Lydia de Long
Karmel A. de Long
Kenneth de Long
Ruth Ann de Long
Salisbury Township
Bernetta J
Ralph Mantle
Martin Dorst
John Hawkins Jr
Grace Hawkins
Thomas C. Scally
Yvonne Scally
China
Tibet
Mustang
Katmandu
Central Press
Butler Springs Camp
Liberty
Fort Bowie
Ben Johnson
Jan Harrison
Kent Taylor
Jane Powell
Cliff Robertson
Bride
B. H. Sanborn
Youngs
Entechabind
Kenny Hysell
Pt. Pleasant, W. Va
Elberfelds
the Farmer's Bank
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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